The Austin-Healey Sprite was a small open sports car designed by Donald Healey.

Its release was announced by British Motor Corporation (BMC) in 1958.
It was a small, low cost sports car designed to fill the hole in the
market left by the small pre-war Austin Seven sports cars. The car was
designed by the Healey Motor Company within the bounds of their
partnership with BMC. It first went on sale at a price of £669.

It used a tuned version of the Austin A-Series engine and as many
other components from existing cars as possible to keep the cost to a
minimum.